Heater



Feb. 21, 1928.

M. R. LEHMAN HEATER Filed Maoh so, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedFeb.21, 1928.

UNITED sTATlazs- MAXA B. LEHMAN, F QUINGY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ORBONSTOVE CO., 0F BELLE- VILLE, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

y HEATER.

Appncatian :nea March so, 1927. smal No. 179,412.

This invention relates to heaters, and has for an object to provide aheater of improved and ornamental appearance and comprising aconstruction whereby all of the advantages of utility and ornamentationapparent from the following description are obtained. y l Another objectof the invention is to pro'L vide an improved heater comprising an vouter enclosing casing of highly ornamental design and appearanceobtained as a result of 4novel utility features of construction, incombination with an enclosed combustion device having improved draftfacilities and supported in rigid relationship within the outerenclosing casing.

Another object of the invention is to provide animproved heatercomprising a heat generating combustion device or stove, in

combination with an improved enclosing and lsupporting casing thereforcomposed of detachable units held in rigid relationship and providedwith doors which maybe closed entirely or opened to any desired extent.

Another object is to provide an improved heater embodying the generalconstruction herein disclosed, or the equivalent, and possessing all ofthe advantages of ornamental appearance and useful functionsmadcapparent from the following description, reference being made to thedrawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a vertical cross sectional view ofmy improved heater casing,the combustion device or stove being shown in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view from front to rear of the casing.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view showing vthe insidecorner construction whereby the casing sections are rigidly` united. j

Fi 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the heater. The combustion and heatgenerating device or stove 1 of my improved heater is of conventionalconstruction, exceptA that, in addition to the frontl draft controllingdevice 2 which is mounted on a door 3- controlling access to the ashcompartment,

there is also provided a rear draft door 4,

(Fig. 2). This draft door 4 has its upper end or edge mounted on ahorizontal hinge device 5 and its lower edge connected to a controlelement 6. The door 4 will be closed by gravity and may be opened by thedevice 6, preferably in the form of.a wire or chain extended upwardlythrough the casing top (Fig. 5). The upper end of the combustion devicehas an outlet 7 p for connection'with a stove pipe leading to a flue.'This outlet 7 extends rearwardly and upwardly and has appropriaterelationship to the enclosing casing, as hereinafter mentioned, and asis apparent in Figs. 2 and 5. The front of the stove 1 1s provided withone or more paneled fuel admission doors 1a. The panels 1b of thesedoors are translucent;

The enclosing casing is 'sectional in construction. In the embodimentshown, it is mounted on four exteriorly enameled corner supporting legs8, which are angular in cross section, and' formed with grooves 9 togive the appearance that the legs are composed of tile, although thisfeature may be varied without departure from the invention. Theseornamentally designed legs have inwardly extended topportions 10. andbelow the top ortions have inwardly extended lugs 11 or supporting themembers of the base frame of the heater casing. The base frame of theheater casing comprises four exterlorly enameled frame members 12 having holes near their ends receiving the lugs 10, so that the ends ofthese base frame members are within the angles of the legs 8. Theseframe members are designed to resemble tile and may be secured upon thelugs 11 by cotter pins 13,'or other retaining devices, which passthrough holes in the lugs 11 and retain the frame members 12 thereon,thus avoiding the use of visible fasteners. From the upper end 10 ofeach of the legs, an angular projection 14 rises, the same formingretainers for the lower end of the casing proper. The bottom of theenclosing casing is in the form of a pan 15 having outward cornerextensions 16 seatedupon the upper ends 10 of the legs between theseries of projections 14. These extensions 16 have upwardly extended 100flanges 17 forming recesses for depending portions 18 of the base of thestove, thus facilitating the placing of the combustion device in properassembly and cooperating in holding. the same in proper position. Bolts19 pass through the parts 18 and the flange 16, and secure these partstogether, but lpermlt their separa-tion.

The lower portion of the casing proper comprises a rear member 2O andtwo side 110 together by-fasteners 29 (Fig. 5).

members 21 having inwardly extended rear 44 pass through the part 42 andengage in ends 22, to which the ends of the member 20 are secured bfasteners 23. The lower edges of the mem rs 20 and 21 are extendedinwardly, forming flanges 24 seated upon the upper ends of the legs 8and extending alon the upper edges of the base frame lmem ers 12.Preferably, the frame members 21 are formed, designed and enameled toresemble tile, as are the legs 8 and the side and front frame members12, thus obtaining a pleasing appearance. The upper edges of the casingmembers 20 and 21 have inward extensions 25 upon which inwardl extendedlower edges of the rear casing wa l 26 and the side casing walls 27 aresecured (Figs. 1 and 2). The rear edges 28 of the side casing wal s 27extend inwardly against the outer side of the vertical edges of the rearwall 26 and these parts are secuwld e front edgesof the side walls 27have portions 30 extending toward each other (Figs. 3 and 4).

The front door frame of the casing comprises a pair of vertical members31 mounted in front of the inward extensions 30, and having rearwardextensions 32 to overlap the front corners of the side walls 27 of thecasing. These members 31 areypreferably designed and shaped in imitationof tiling, so as to carry out the ornamental design in connection withthe mechanical structure, and without detracting from the utility of thedevice. The members 31 extend upwardly from the base frame and havetheir upper ends shaped to carry out .the ornamenta effect and toprovide a support 33 for the upper part of the casing.

The upper part of the casing comprises a rear member 34 havinga gap 35(Fig. 5) for the outlet 7. There are ltwo side members 36 having inwardextensions 37 at their rear ends, which are secured to the rear.

member 34 by fasteners 38.

The front member 39 extends from side to side of the casing above thedoor frame members 31. Thus, a door frame is formed by the front baseframe member 12, the vertical front corner members 31 and -thetransverse front member 39, and in this f rame a pair of doors 40 arehinged on ver tical pivots 4 1 near their outer edges. One

of the doors is shown in section 1n Fig. 2l

and a hinge 41 therefor in Fig. 3.

` The transverse front frame member 39 at each side of the door framehas a depending portion 42 which laps the upright door frame members 31and the inward extensions 30 of the side walls 27. The upright members31 have lugs 43 (Fig. 4) provided with threaded holes, one o which lugsbears against each of the parts 30 of the side walls and the other ofwhich` lugs bears a ainst the adjacent portion of the part 42. crews 5The top The top of the casing comprises a grid 45l secured to insideflanges 46 of the members 34, 36 and 39. As shown, this grid may beyformed with a large hole 47 provided with a removable lid 48. The lid 48may be kept in position, or removed to permit placing of a cooking orother utensil. The element 6 for opening the rear draft door 4 extendsthrou h the grid 45 (Fig. 5) and is engageable t erewith to hold thedoor 4 in its adjusted positions.

The side members 36 are formed with openings 49 (Fig. 1) covered byperforated enameled plates 50, preferably having the appearance of wovencane splints and this woven enameled effect may also be given to thepanels of the doors 40. These plates 50 are attached to the inside ofthecasing by fasteners 50a which are invisible from the outside.

The rear member 20 of the casing has a number of air inlet holes 50h andthe lower end cf the rear wall 26 of tlie casing has a transverse seriesof air inlet holes 51 (Fig. rear member 34 has a series of air holes34". Above the holes 51 an opening is formed in the rear wall 26 and anangular l strip of metal 52 is attached to the wall 26 below saidopening and above the holes .51. The edge of the wall 26 below saidopening is extended inwardly and upwardly to provide a support andabutment 53. A removable water receptacle 54 may b e maintained in thisopening, the same being supported by the (part 52 and the -su portingabutment 53 an lthis water receptac e is covered and shielded on theoutside by a visor 55 (Fi s. 2 and 5?. At a convenient point along t erear wa l of the receptacle 55, an inlet opening into the receptaclewithout removing the receptacle from its mounting.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a very eiiicientheater havingl Vopening or partially opening one or 56 is provided toadmit water' of the doors 40. The device is designed so that it ma bemanufactured to obtain the ornamenta and artistic effects and, at thesame time, increase the eiciency without increase in cost. The structureand relationship of the parts may be varied without departure from thenature and principle of the invention, as defined by the appendedclaims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

l. A heater comprising four corner supporting legs, four frame membershaving their ends attached to the inner sides of said legs respectively,aninw-ardly extended top portion integral with the upper end of each ofsaid legs, an angular projection rising integrally from each of said'topportions, a pan, corner extensions on said pan seated on said extensionsof said legs between said projections, flanges on said extensions ofsaid pan, a .stove base seated on said extensions and engaging saidflanges, fasteners passing through said stove base and through saidextensions, and a casing mounted on said legs and engaging the outersides of said projections an'd being held in position thereby.

2. A heater comprising four corner supporting legs, four frame membershavin their ends attached to the inner sides of sai .legs respectively,yan angular projection lris- ,ingl integrally from the lupper end ofeach of "said legs, a pan, corner extensions on said` pan supported bysaid legs and engaging said projections, Hanges forming recesses on saidextensions of said an, a stove box seated in'said recesses and eld fromlateral displacement by said yflanges, and a casing mounted on said legsand engaging the outer Vsides of said 1projections and being held in 40position there 3. A heater comprisin four corner supporting legs, aframe ho ding said legs, upright, an angular projection risingintegrally from the upper end of each of said le s, a

stove, a `pan mounted on the upper en s of said legs between saidprojections and supportino' said stove, means holding said stove romdisplacement on said pan, and a casing supported by said legs andenclosing said f stove.

4. A heater comprising four corner supporting legs, a' frame holdingsaid legs upright, an angular projection rising integral y from theupper end of each of said legs, a stove, a pan mounted on the upper endsof said legs between said projections and supporting said stove, meansholding said stove from upper en s of said legs and held from lati eraldisplacement by said projections, a stove mounted on said support,elements holding said stove from displacement on said support, and acasing enclosing said stove and inountedon the upper ends of said legsand u' engaging the outer sides of said projections.

MAX R. LEHMAN.

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